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Nancy Pelosi's husband pleads not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol

2022-08-04T12:48:39.670Z


Paul Pelosi, 82, did not appear in court and his lawyer attended instead. The statement coincided with one of the moments of maximum media attention for her wife, who has shaken Sino-US relations with her visit to Taiwan.


By EFE

Paul Pelosi, the husband of the president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, pleaded not guilty this Wednesday to a crime of driving under the influence of alcohol for which he was arrested on May 29.

Pelosi, who was summoned to the Superior Court of Napa County (in northern California), did not appear in court and instead her lawyer, Amanda Bevins, attended, who said that her client was innocent, the local press reported. .

His next court date is scheduled for August 23.

Paul Pelosi arrives at a reception honoring Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on May 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.Getty Images

The statement coincided with one of the moments of maximum media attention for his wife, involved in a tour of the Asian continent with which she has shaken the troubled relations between China and the United States by being the highest-ranking public official visiting the island of Taiwan in more than 20 years.

For his part, the 82-year-old husband was arrested on Saturday, May 28, around midnight in Napa wine county, when after leaving a dinner at a restaurant near his home, the Porsche he was driving collided with a Jeep.

According to the police report, the vehicles were severely damaged but there were no further personal incidents.

After conducting the relevant tests, the Authorities detected that Pelosi was driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or higher.

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The husband of the veteran president of the House of Representatives entered prison at 4:13 am on Sunday, and left it at 7:26 am, after having paid a bail of 5,000 dollars.

The Pelosi have been married since 1963 and have five children together.

Nancy Pelosi's office avoided making any statement in this regard and limited herself to describing the incident as "private" and recalling that the president of the Lower House was on the other side of the country, in Washington DC, when her husband was arrested.

Source: telemundo

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